Scouring pad holder



Oct. 7, 1947; J w VAESSEN 2,428,536

scounme PAD momma Filed March 28, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Jo/zrz Z1 Messera,

Patented Oct. 7, 1947 UNITED STAIFES arENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a holderfor-scouring pads, and one of its objects is toprovide a: simple and inexpensive holder-bywhich a scouring pad may be secured in place for service and when worn down. may be replaced with a new scouring pad.

Another object of the invention is theprovision of a scouring pad holder with a series of holding hooks, which may be forced into-thescouringpad by screw pressure, and which willdetachably-hold the scouring pad in place on the holder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for scouring pads with a screw mounted centrally in the holder and arranged to force a head inwardly and outwardly on the holder, whereby gripping prongs or hooks carried by the head may be forced into a new scouring pad to clamp. the same against the holder, or forced away from the holder to releasea used scouring pad.

With. the above and other objects in View the invention consists in certain new and useful constructions, combinations, and arrangements ofparts, clearly described in the following specification, and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the improved scouring pad holder.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of another form of the invention, partly in section.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fig. '7 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on line 8-8 of Fig. '7, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of another form of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line ll--| I of Fig. 9, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive 5 designates a disc having a central handle 6 formed integral therewith, or formed of a separate piece of stock or material. The disc is provided with a central circular hole or opening 1, and. the handle is provided with a central recess 8, of the samediameter as'the hole-0r opening 'I.

A screw 9 is extended through a, small hole [0 formed in the end of the handl 6, and a cross head I i is secured to the inner end of this screw. On this cross head a series of hooks or gripping prongs I2 is arranged, each hook or prongbeing formed U-shaped to providean upwardly extending outer pad piercing arm it, which is shorter than the inner arm l4, and which extends outwardly to a point approximately midway of. the outer side of the disc 5 and the margin of the hole 1 thereof, and the disc is formed'wit'h radial slotsl5 which receive the pointed ends of the arms It. The cross head1ll iscircular in form, sothat it will'not bite-into the wall of the hole 1.

The upper end of the screw 9 is equipped with a thumb or wing nut l6, and when this thumb or wing nut is threaded tightly on the screw against the upper end of the central handle or knob the head ll will be drawn into the hole I, and a scouring pad placed initially on the arms i3 will be clamped against the bottom face of the disc, and portions of the securing pad will be forced into the radial slots or grooves I5. The interlocking engagement of the arms I3 with the radial slots will prevent the screw from turning in the handle and disc.

In Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, I show a modified form of the invention, wherein the disc 2!) and the handle 21 are constructed like the disc 5 and the handle 6, but the screw 22 has its head 22d seated in a countersunk recess 2% formed in the handle 2|, and engage by a swivel connection 23 the cross head '24, which is circular in form. The screw also has threaded engagement with the second cross head 25, which is also of circular form.

The cross head 25 carries the gripping prongs or hooks 25, each of which includes a long shank 26a, and an L-shaped outer arm 2619, the terminal 260 of which is bent upwardly against the disc 23. These prongs or hooks have sliding engagement with the cross head 24, as the long shanks 26a of these prongs or hooks extend through openings formed in the cross head 2 The screw 22 is held against endwise displacement from the handle and disc, but is free to turn in either direction, as the inner end of the screw is swivelled on the cross head 24, and the upper end of the screw bears against the handle. When the screw is turned the head 25 will be propelled in the handle. and the prongs or hooks will be shifted inwardly to gripping position, and outwardly from pad gripping position,

3 depending on the direction of turning of the screw.

In Figs. 9 to 11, inclusive, I show another form of the invention, wherein a disc 30 is used. The inner end of the screw 31 is swivelled in the disc and is provided with a washer 32 which is engaged by the shoulder 32a of the screw. On the screw 3| the cross head 33 is threaded, and to this cross head the gripping prongs or hooks 34 are positively connected, o as to move in both directions .with the cross head 33.

Each hook or gripping prong is provided with a long shank 34d and with an L-shaped outer end 3 31), which includes the upturned pad piercing terminal 340. The shanks 34a slide through openings 36a formed in the disc 33. The upper end of the screw is provided with a wing head 3 Ed, so that it may be turned by hand.

In each form of the invention scouring pad is clamped by radially disposed gripping prongs or hooks, which are shifted into clamping position by a screw mounted centrally, but the different forms show various designs for the assembly of the screw and cross heads, but in each form a cross head i employed as a connection between the screw and the gripping prongs or hooks.

By means of my invention a housewife or other person may secure a firm grip upon a standard scouring pad, and when the pad has been worn to a point of uselessness it ma be readily detached and a new pad placed in position.

It is understood that various changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, maybe resorted to, within the scope of the invention, as defined by the claims hereof.

Having described my invention I claim:

l. A scouring pad holder comprising a disk having an axial bore and radial grooves in one face communicating with the bore, a cross-head mounted for axial movement in the bore, radial arms at one end of the cross-head for cooperation with the walls of the grooves in clamping a scouring pad on the disk and. means carried by the disk for advancing or retracting the cross-head and radial arms with relation to the disk.

2. A scouring pad holder comprising a disk having an axial bore and radial grooves in one face communicating with the bore, a 'crosshead mounted for axial movement in the bore, radial arms at one end of the cross-head for cooperation with the walls of the grooves in clamping a scouring pad on the disk, means carried by the disk foradvancing or retracting the cross-head and radial arms with relation to the disk and prongs at the outer ends of the radial arms lying parallel to the axis of the disk,

3. A scouring pad holder comprising a disk having an axial bore and radial grooves in one face communicating with the bore, a cross-head mounted for axial movement in the bore, radial arms at one end of the cross-head for cooperation with the walls of the grooves in clamping a scouring pad on the disk, means carried by the disk for advancing or retracting the cross-head and radial arms with relation to the disk, the disk having an annular series of recesses opening into the bottoms of the grooves and prongs at the outer ends of the radial arms aligning with the axes of the recesses. JOHN W. VAESSEN;

REFERENCES CITED The followingreferences are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Goodloe. May 2, 1939 

